 | COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE | |
| Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Committee of the Whole held on May 5, 2020 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing 4:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | J. Ketler | Village of Cumberland |
| Vice-Chair: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Directors: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| D. Frisch | City of Courtenay | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| B. Dunlop | Corporate Financial Officer | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| D. DeMarzo | General Manager of Community Services | |
| J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer | |
| S. Smith | General Manager of Planning and Development | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| Absent: | ||
| Directors: | D. Hillian | City of Courtenay |
| ATTENDANCE: | ||||||
| In addition to the CVRD directors, elected officials and senior staff were in attendance from the Village of Cumberland, Town of Comox, City of Courtenay, Islands Trust, K’ómoks First Nation and School District 71. | ||||||
| The meeting was conducted by electronic means. | ||||||
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| ELECTED OFFICIALS' FORUM - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE (EOC) | ||||||
| An Elected Officials' Forum was held respecting the Comox Valley Regional Emergency Program, the roles and responsibilities respecting the Emergency Operations Centres (EOC) and the unique approaches being taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Item] | ||||||
| The following presentations were provided:
- Presentation from Director Al Richmond regarding emergency operations within the Cariboo region. | ||||||
| - Presentation from Sybille Sanderson regarding regional EOC roles and responsiblities. [Item] | ||||||
| - Presentation from R. Dyson, Chief Administrative Officer, and Howie Siemens, Emergency Program Coordinator, CVRD regarding COVID-19 EOC operations. [Item] | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| The meeting terminated at 5:18 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Jesse Ketler Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Jake Martens General Manager of Corporate Services These minutes were received by the Comox Valley Regional District board on the _________ day of _______, 20___. |